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The Honorable J Yoshimoto, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 2 • a single - story, approximately 12,000 square -foot facility. • a 42 -inch high rock wall along the north, west and south property boundaries. • 40 parking stalls, including 4 ADA accessible stalls and 7 compact stalls. • extensive landscaping. • related improvements. The dialysis center will offer hemodialysis treatments, home dialysis training, medical offices, and a kidney disease prevention clinic. The Liberty Dialysis Center is currently the only dialysis center in East Hawai`i. There is projected to be approximately 35 employees serving approximately 65 patients per day in three shifts. In order to consider an area for any type of zoning designation, the applicable goals, policies and standards of the General Plan must be adequately addressed. It is only through such a comprehensive policy analysis approach that evaluations and decisions can be made to better time and stage developments to achieve growth determined by the General Plan and related planning documents. The implications of these evaluations and decisions must also be considered as they may have an impact on similar areas in the County. The Change of Zone request from RS -10 to CN -20 will conform to the goals, policies and standards of the General Plan Economic and Land Use Elements. The General Plan is intended to be used as a policy guide for the coordinated growth and development of all sectors of the County. The overall goals, policies and standards are set forth to physically plan the lands in the County in the best interest of the island's residents. Land Use is one of the principal focal points of public concern and policy. The Land Use Element provides the primary basis for direct control and guidance of publicly and privately owned resources. The request conforms to the goals, policies and standards of the Land Use - Commercial Element of the General Plan in that the proposed development will be developed in an area adequately served by necessary services such as water, utilities and transportation systems. The proposed project conforms to the Commercial Development goal which states "provide commercial developments that complement the overall pattern of transportation and land usage within the island's regions, communities, and neighborhoods."